Ideograms in China (Michaux Henri)(Paperback)

Ideograms in China (Michaux Henri)(Paperback)

Previously available only as a limited editon, Henri Michaux's Ideograms in China is now available as a New Directions paperback. Peerlessly translated by the American poet Gustaf Sobin, this long, beautifully illustrated and annotated prose poem was originally written as an introduction to Leon

Darkness Moves: An Henri Michaux Anthology, 1927-1984 (Michaux Henri)(Paperback)

Henri Michaux defies common critical definition. Critics have compared his work to such diverse artists as Kafka, Goya, Swift, Klee, and Beckett. Allen Ginsberg called Michaux 'genius,' and Jorge Luis Borges wrote that Michaux's work 'is without equal in the literature of our time.' This anthology

Tvář se ztracenými ústy - Henri Michaux

Henri Michaux (1899-1984) je jedním z největších básníků dvacátého století. Jeho poesie je tvrdá, někdy až krutá. Michauxovy texty jsou jakoby vyryty do stromu, do vyschlé půdy, do kamene.Zároveň je však Henri Michaux úžasně vnímavý ke každému šumu, k hučení moře,

Miserable Miracle: Mescaline (Michaux Henri)(Paperback)

'This book is an exploration. By means of words, signs, drawings. Mescaline, the subject explored.' In Miserable Miracle, the great French poet and artist Henri Michaux, a confirmed teetotaler, tells of his life-transforming first encounters with a powerful hallucinogenic drug. At once lacerating

Cesta nepoddajnosti - Henri Michaux

Cesta nepoddajnosti je dílem radikální básnické imaginace, exkurzem do oblasti paranormálních jevů (poltergeist, posedlost démony, levitace). Síly vykázané za hranice běžného lidského vnímání a pociťování se v pronikavém vidění Henriho Michauxe proměňují v hybatele

Ecuador - Henri Michaux

Ecuador (1929) je cestovním deníkem muže, „který neumí ani cestovat, ani si vést deník“. Malíř a básník Henri Michaux (1899–1984) v něm popisuje své putování po Andách, Ekvádoru a brazilském vnitrozemí až k ústí řeky Amazonky. Tento první moderní cestopis je směsí

Henri Cartier-Bresson: China 1948-1949, 1958 (Frizot Michel)(Pevná vazba)

In December 1948, Henri Cartier-Bresson traveled to China at the request of Life magazine. He wound up staying for ten months and captured some of the most spectacular moments in China's history: he photographed Beijing in 'the last days of the Kuomintang,' and then headed back to Shanghai, where

Magnum China (Magnum Photos)(Pevná vazba)

Magnum Photos first covered China on assignment in the 1930s, when Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson established what has become a long-standing cultural engagement with the ever-changing country. Magnum's long history with China puts the agency in the unique position of being able to provide

Walden (Thoreau Henry David)(Paperback)

In 1845, the American Transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau went to live in the woods near his hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. For over two years he resided there largely in solitary, in a small cabin built by his own hands. Walden is his personal account of this time, in which he

On China (Kissinger Henry)(Paperback)

'Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history.' --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times 'No one can lay claim to so much influence on the shaping of foreign policy over the past 50 years as Henry Kissinger.' --The Financial Times In this sweeping and

On China (Kissinger Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Examining China's history from the classical era to the present day, this title describes the essence of its millennia-old approach to diplomacy, strategy and negotiation, reflecting on these attitudes for our own uncertain future

Our Man in New York (Hemming Henry)(Paperback)

Henry VII (Chrimes S. B.)(Paperback)

Founder of the Tudor dynasty, Henry VII was a crucial figure in English history. In this acclaimed study of the king's life and reign, the distinguished historian S. B. Chrimes explores the circumstances surrounding Henry's acquisition of the throne, examines the personnel and machinery of

Henry Heckelbeck Dinosaur Hunter, 6 (Coven Wanda)(Paperback)

In this sixth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry might have found a dinosaur During a field trip, Henry Heckelbeck discovers a bone that might belong to a dinosaur His friends don't think it's possible, but can Henry the Dinosaur Hunter prove them wrong? With easy-to-read language and

Metaphilosophy (Lefebvre Henri)(Paperback)

Leading French thinker with his key work on philosophical thought In Metaphilosophy, Henri Lefebvre works through the implications of Marx's revolutionary thought to consider philosophy's engagement with the world. Lefebvre takes Marx's notion of the 'world becoming philosophical and philosophy

Henri Rousseau: The Dream (Rousseau Henri)(Paperback)

A singular figure in the avant garde of the early twentieth century, Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a self-taught painter who turned to art after retiring as a customs inspector at the age of 49. Although he never left Paris, Rousseau painted a number of jungle scenes, drawing on images of the

Canoeing in the Wilderness (Thoreau Henry David)(Paperback / softback)

Walden and Civil Disobedience (Thoreau Henry David)(Paperback)

Henry David Thoreau's account of his adventure in self-reliance on the shores of a pond in Massachusetts--part social experiment, part spiritual quest--is an enduringly influential American classic. In 1845, Thoreau began building a cabin at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The inspiring

Thomistic Philosophy - Volume II: Metaphysics (Grenier Henri)(Paperback)

When still in print, Henri Grenier's manual of Thomism was widely used in seminaries and universities. Those discovering this work for the first time have described it as 'the answer key' to St. Thomas Aquinas. Because of the importance of Thomistic philosophy, Grenier's multi-volume manual is

Mintzberg on Management (Mintzberg Henry)(Paperback)

Henry Mintzberg revolutionized our understanding of what managers do in The Nature of Managerial Work, his landmark book. Now in this comprehensive new volume, Mintzberg broadens his vision to explore not only the function of management, but also that of the organization itself and its meaning for

Henry Moore's Sheep Sketchbook (Moore Henry)(Paperback)

In 1972, when the packing and crating for a major exhibition made it impossible for him to work in his sculpture studios, Henry Moore retreated to a small studio that looks out on a sheep meadow. Over the course of several months, as sheep were suckled and sheared, Moore produced this delightful

Thomistic Philosophy - Volume III: Moral Philosophy (Grenier Henri)(Paperback)

When still in print, Henri Grenier's manual of Thomism was widely used in seminaries and universities. Those discovering this work for the first time have described it as 'the answer key' to St. Thomas Aquinas. Because of the importance of Thomistic philosophy, Grenier's multi-volume manual is

The Golden Bowl (James Henry)(Paperback)

Published in 1904, The Golden Bowl is the last completed novel of Henry James. In it, the widowed American Adam Verver is in Europe with his daughter Maggie. They are rich, finely appreciative of European art and culture, and deeply attached to each other. Maggie has all the innocent charm of so

The Urban Revolution (Lefebvre Henri)(Paperback)

Originally published in 1970, The Urban Revolution marked Henri Lefebvre's first sustained critique of urban society, a work in which he pioneered the use of semiotic, structuralist, and poststructuralist methodologies in analyzing the development of the urban environment. Although it is widely